Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-04

appealed from the decision of the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office, it hold
ing that the land he claimed belonged to
the railroad company by its giant from
Congress. Muldrow affirms this decision.
Wilson claimed that the land was within
the limits of the Aura Rancho, at the date
of the Act granting the land to the railroad.
The department holds that the San Gabriel
river is the western boundary the Aura
Rancho, and that the tract claimed by VIII
son was never within the boundary of that
ranch
Washington Notes.
WAsHINGToN, February 3d-The Presi-
dent has accepted the resignation of r. NJ.
B. Young, of Georgia, as Consul General
at st. Petersburg, but has not vet selected
his successor.
The interstate commerce bill was Incl
dentally mentioned during to-day's Cabinet
session, but nothing was said by the Presi-
dent to indicate his intentions in regard
to it,
The Senate Committee on Military
Affairs, 10 which has been referred the
House bill appropriating 100000 for the
construction of Soldiers Home on the
Pacific Coast, will amend it to increase the
appropriation to at least $200000.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
has agreed TO report favoraby on the nomi-
nation of Charles Hyatts to be Agent of
the Round Valley Reservation.
The Senatorial MuddIe in Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 3d.-The Re-
publicans do not submit to the legality of
Turpie's election to the United States Sen
ate, or that the work OF the Joint Conven-
ton was perfected in the proceedings OF
Wednesday On the other hand the Demo-
Gratis claim that the record is valid and the
Joint Convention adjourned yesterday sine
die.
In accordance with the motion of Repre-
sentative Gardiner, which the Republicans
say prevailed. the Joint Convention reas-
sembled to-day at noon, with all the Demo-
cratic and seven Republican Senators ab-
sent. Speaker Sayre presided. and the Clerk
of tho House called the roll of both houses
Ten Senators and fifty-six Representatives
of the Republican side answered, but on
the Democratic side they were silent. They
were regarded as absentees until the roll of
that class was read, when the Speaker an
nounced the presence of each one, but as
not answering.
Representative Gardiner then presented
a preamble and resolution, reciting the lille
gality of the election of Turpie and the pre-
tended adjournment of the Joint Conven-
ton sine die, and calling for an investiga-
ton, in order to prepare a memorial of
contest, to be presented to the United
States Senate. The resolution provided for
the appointment of a committee of five to
pursue this investigation and to prepare
the memorial. This was agreed to, and the
session adjourned.
A Horrible Murder.
IT rFI,;e IL
lage and vicinity was thrown into great ex-
element over the horrible discovery this
morning, in a house in the backwoods,
about mile and a half from the village
of the dead bodies of man and woman,
Germans, whose names have not yet been
aScertaineu. The house is situated some
distance oil the main roads. The mans
body was in a pool of blood on the floor
in a room Downstairs, with his throat cut
from ear to ear The woman was found in
the bedroom upstairs, with her head sev.
cred from the body. Both had evidently
been dead for five or six days, rs decOmposi-
ton had already set in. 1t is supposed that
they were murdered and robbed. There is
no clue to the perpetrators of the deed.
The Doodle Ex-Aldermen.
New YORK, February 3d.-Nothing has
happened since the Doodle trials began
which caused so much CONSERVATION in the
ranks of the untried eX-Aldermen as the
conviction of O'Neill. They confidently
counted on a verdict of acquittal, and many
boasts were made on Sunday that " Honest
John" was sure of triumphant vindica-
ton. Since O'Neill's conviction, Kirk and
Cleary, the two remaining booders, keep
apart from each other, although formerly
such close friends. They are afraid TO trust
each other. Public interest now centers on
the future action of the District Attorney.
1t is declared that MARITIME will not allow
one month to pass without moving one of
the cases to trial before Recorder Smyth.
The prosecution in Jacob Sharps case has
for some time been fully prepared, and
MARITIME and his assistants are ready Tor
battle.
Miss Calhoun and Senator Heersts Son.
NEW YORK, February 3i-A London dis
patch states Miss Calhoun, the tiancee of
Senator Hearstis son. has engaged passage
on the Cunard Line steamer and will sail
for New York Saturday. She baGe fair to
become an ornament TO the London stage,
from which she has retired to marry young
Hearst.
WASHINGTON. February 3d-The Daily
Post says: The report which reached here
from London yesterday that Miss Calhoun,
the American actress, is TO marry William
Hearst, son of the California Senator, has
created something of sensation in society
circles. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Hearst are
strongly opposed to the marriage and will
use all honorable means to prevent it.
Young Hearst is now a student at Harvard
College,
The Corner in Prunes.
New YORK, February 3d.-The corner in
Turkish trOnl 1p1ls pF
discussion among grocers and fruit-dealers
generally. The opinion is very generally
expressed that the syndicate will succeed
in its efforts to force up the market for a
time at least. rhe syndicate is composed
of WINTHROP. Cunningham Il Sons, who
do a large drug business in this city and
Philadelphia, aud 4. II. Rettnger Il Co,
Spruce street. leather merchants, and the
confidential brokers of the syndicate are
Wills & Drammond Just how much sof
the Turkish prune crop of 1886 the syndi-
cate controls nobody but its members
knows, but the impression is pretty gen
eral that the two houses between them own
from 12,000 to 1900 casks, now here or To
arrive. What proportion OF the actual
crop this stock represents is also hard TO
say.
An Immense lee Gorge.
BELvIDERE IN. j., February 3d-Intelli-
gence has reached here of the formation of
an immense ice gorge ON the Delaware
river near Shawnee, Pa. above the Della
ware Water Gap. Ice is piled up to the
hight of fifty feet. The water has been
forced out of its natural channel and has
overilowed the lowlands. Dwelling-houses
are nearly submerged. Should there be a
sudden thaw the destruction to property
throughout the valley would be appalling.
Sale of a Street-Car system.
New YORK, February 3d.-It was re-
ported in Wall street yesterday. on reasona-
bly, good authority, that syndicate of
Eastern capitalists had purchased for So,
100000 the entire street-car system of Min
neapolis, which is capitalized at $5 ,000000.
There are also intimations that the horse
car lines in other cities West and South.
which are not threatened with elevated
road competition in the future, will in due
time be gobbled up By some Eastern capi-
talists. The syndicate in question includes
some of the wealthy men Of this city,
along with others in Boston and Philadel-
phia.
Mexican Pensioners.
WASHINGTON. February 3d-Commis-
s'oner of Pensions Black win begin send
ing out this week blank forms TO be filled